2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog 
    
    May 06, 2024  
2021-2022 Humboldt State University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education & All-University Requirements  

 

History

  
  • HIST 180 - Special Topics in History

    Units: 3

    Variable topics.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • HIST 210 - Historical Methods

    Units: 4

    Nature of history; historical consciousness; historians’ craft; use of primary/secondary sources. Recommended first course in the major. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned essay. History majors must take HIST 210 before taking upper division major courses.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 300 - The Era of World War I

    Units: 3

    Social, economic, diplomatic, political, and military background before and developments during war. Emphasis on origins and outbreak of war; total war; trench warfare; Bolshevik Revolution; peace settlement; and war’s aftermath.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • HIST 300R - The Era of World War I, Research Seminar

    Units: 1

    Embedded writing workshop. Students write a 10-12 page research paper. Includes: primary and secondary literature review, library research methods, analysis, organization, and peer editing.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Co-requisite: HIST 300 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 301 - The Era of World War II

    Units: 3

    Social, economic, diplomatic, political, and military background before and developments during war. Emphasis on totalitarianism; appeasement; propaganda; conduct of war; civilian experiences of war; post-war settlement; beginning of Cold War.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • HIST 301R - The Era of World War II, Research Seminar

    Units: 1

    Embedded writing workshop. Students write a 10-12 page research paper. Includes: primary and secondary literature review, library research methods, analysis, organization, and peer editing.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Co-requisite: HIST 301 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 306 - Gods & Kings in the Ancient Near East

    Units: 4

    Cross-listed with: RS 306 
    History of the ancient cultures (Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Persian, Mycenaean) that provided the foundations for the emergence of classical western civilization including writing, kings, myths, states, laws, and monotheism.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 311 - World History to 1750

    Units: 3

    Survey of the major events, trends, structures, and cross-cultural interactions in World History prior to 1750. Starts with rise of “civilization” in Mesopotamia and concludes with the European Enlightenment. For those planning to teach elementary school or social science single subjects.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • HIST 312 - World History from 1750

    Units: 3

    Survey of the major events, trends, structures, and cross-cultural interactions in World History from 1750 to the end of the Cold War and rise of a multi-polar world. For those planning to teach elementary school or social science single subjects.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • HIST 314 - Ancient Greek Civilization & History

    Units: 4

    From beginnings to death of Alexander the Great. Bronze Age, Homeric epics, rise of the city-state, Sparta, democracy at Athens, civilization of the Golden Age, rise of Macedonia.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 315 - History & Civilization of Rome

    Units: 4

    From legendary founding to Christianity’s triumph. Imperialism, the Republic, the Principate, reasons for Rome’s decline.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 319 - Emergence of the Modern Middle East

    Units: 4

    This interdisciplinary course explores the Middle East through the disciplines of history and geography using a wide variety of assignments and primary and secondary sources. Sophomore standing or greater. Recommended preparation: HIST 210 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 322 - The Age of Knights & Monks

    Units: 4

    Europe from 900 AD to beginnings of Renaissance. Life under feudal system, medieval warfare, church/state relations, crusades, major heresies, development of European nations, Gothic architecture, medieval synthesis, Black Death.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 323 - Gender & Sexuality in East Asian History

    Units: 4

    This seminar explores gender roles and relations and sexual cultures in the context of East Asian history. Readings include translated historical documents and works by modern scholars. Recommended preparation: HIST 210 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Weekly: Seminar 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 324 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict: History, Narratives & Nationalism

    Units: 4

    Cross-listed with: PSCI 324 
    The Arab-Israeli Conflict: History, Narratives and Nationalism. Traces the history and politics of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its earliest days. Explains events and narratives that shaped this longstanding conflict, while also analyzing U.S. involvement in it. Recommended preparation: HIST 210 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: sophomore standing or greater.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 326 - History of Mexico

    Units: 4

    Surveys Mexican history from Pre-Columbian indigenous societies to present-day EZLN uprising in Chiapas. Focus placed upon political, economic, environmental history, and foreign relations with the United States.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 327 - History of Brazil

    Units: 4

    Political, economic, and social/cultural history from the colonial era to the present day. Special emphasis on the legacy of African slavery and on Brazil’s multicultural society.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 328 - Women & Gender in Latin America

    Units: 4

    Examines history of women and gender relations in Latin America and Caribbean. Considers historical constructs of masculinity and femininity in context of colonialism, nation building, revolution, and globalization.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 329 - Imperial China

    Units: 4

    Through lectures, readings, discussions, and research assignments, Imperial China provides students with an intensive introduction to Chinese history from the Bronze Age through the Ming Dynasty.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: HIST 210  (C). History majors and Chinese studies majors only.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 338 - Modern Chinese History

    Units: 4

    Political/ social events from Opium Wars to the present.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 339 - Modern Japanese History

    Units: 4

    Political, social, and economic events from Tokugawa shogunate to present. Westernizing/ modernizing processes.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 342 - Musketeers, Witches & Kings

    Units: 4

    Early Modern Europe. Social, cultural, intellectual, religious, economic, political developments from late Reformation to Napoleon. Emphasis on popular belief/culture, baroque kingship, everyday life, eighteenth-century ‘public,’ political culture of French Revolution.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 343 - French Revolution & Napoleon

    Units: 4

    Traces origins, outbreak, progression, and legacy of French Revolution and Napoleon. Special emphasis on socio-economic, intellectual, cultural, and political developments and on historiography.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: HIST 210  (C).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 345 - Imperialism

    Units: 4

    Study of European imperialism with emphasis on 19th/20th centuries. Exploration of details of imperialism as well as role of race, gender, mission, language, and art in shaping colonial interactions.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 348 - Modern Germany

    Units: 4

    History/Historiography, 1517-present. Emphasis on ‘special path’ of German history, Lutheran Reformation, Thirty Years War, rise of Prussia, unification under Bismarck, world wars, and Germany’s role in Cold War and EU.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 349 - Renaissance & Reformation

    Units: 4

    Western Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. An exploration of the artistic vision, intellectual revival, and religious conflicts of the period, and the foundation of nation states.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: HIST 210  (C).
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 350 - History of the Soviet Union

    Units: 4

    Covers all aspects of the Soviet experiment from the revolution of 1917, through the Stalin years, and through the long decline and sudden collapse of the Soviet Union.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 353 - Modern Britain

    Units: 4

    Britain from the Act of Union: Parliament to Devolution; the Industrial Revolution and its cost; the rise and loss of Empire; and the establishment and fate of the welfare state.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 368 - Colonial & Revolutionary America

    Units: 4

    Growth of English mainland colonies in 17th and 18th centuries, culminating in war for American independence.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 369 - Age of Jefferson & Jackson

    Units: 4

    Battles over constitutional interpretations from 1787 to 1830s. Biographical emphasis. Development of political parties, social and economic reforms, states’ rights.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 4
  
  • HIST 371 - Civil War & Reconstruction

    Units: 4

    Dissolution and reunification of American Union, 1861-77. Rebellion and secession; military campaigns; wartime civil rights; constitutional, political, social crises.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 372 - Rise of Modern America, 1877- 1929

    Units: 4

    Industrial and urban growth; rise of big business and big government; US as a world power.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 374 - Contemporary America, 1929 to the Present

    Units: 4

    Economic, social, cultural and political change with an emphasis on issues of gender and race. The relationship between foreign and domestic policy and changes in technology are also covered.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Domestic
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 4
  
  • HIST 375A - US Foreign Relations, 1789-1943

    Units: 4

    Survey main themes from American Revolution through 19th century; then 1890s until World War II covered in greater depth.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 375B - US Foreign Relations, 1943-Present

    Units: 4

    From World War II to present day, emphasizing themes such as domestic politics, US visions of its role in the world, the media, and changing world conditions.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 377 - Vietnam Wars

    Units: 4

    Vietnamese history, French colonialism, American involvement and the military, social, cultural and political results to understand the multi layered after effects of the Vietnam Wars in the U.S., Southeast Asia, and the world.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 383 - California History

    Units: 4

    Historical analysis of factors producing the complex, diverse commonwealth of California.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 387 - International Education Colloquium

    Units: 1

    Cross-listed with: ANTH 387 , COMM 387 , ECON 387 , GEOG 387 , INTL 387 , PSCI 387 
    Earn credit by attending International Education Week events and participating in an online discussion forum. Mandatory pre-event meeting.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 391 - Special Topics & Interdisciplinary Studies in History

    Units: 1-4

    Topics announced in class schedule. Examples: cold war, novel as history, Puritanism, 20th century US science and technology, Arab/Israel conflict, South Africa.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • HIST 392 - Special Topics in European History

    Units: 1-4

    Special topics in European history that may include major events, themes, or historical periods. Topic varies. One of four units is individualized instruction on assigned topics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • HIST 393 - Special Topics in Non-Western History

    Units: 1-4

    Special topics in world regional history will vary.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • HIST 394 - History Conference

    Units: 1

    Opportunity for students to be historians by presenting an original research paper in a conference setting. Students must attend preliminary meetings and all parts of the conference for credit.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 395 - Classroom Observation for History Day

    Units: 1

    Students will assist elementary/secondary students in History Day projects by helping them select a topic, locate historical documents, and organize research into a final project and will mentor historical skills and methodologies in local classrooms.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 396 - International Latino Film Seminar

    Units: 1

    Cross-listed with: ES 396 , SPAN 396 
    This seminar presents and discusses three films from the Hispanic world, in Spanish with English subtitles.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 397 - Weekend Workshops: Variable Topics

    Units: 1

    Intensive weekend workshop to delve into greater depth on a historical topic.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 398 - History Career Workshop

    Units: 1

    Help students think about the ways they learn and work as history majors and how to translate their knowledge into skills valuable in the working world.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • HIST 420 - Interpreting History for Teachers

    Units: 4

    Capstone course in history for the Social Sciences Education major that enables students to connect social science content to state education standards and critically access their own progress and skills acquisitions in the major.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 482 - Internship in History

    Units: 1-3

    Field observation and placement in a public or private nonprofit agency.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • HIST 490 - Senior Seminar

    Units: 4

    Directed, individual investigation. Prepare senior research paper. Apply techniques of historical research and criticism.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: senior standing.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Seminar 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • HIST 491 - Mentoring

    Units: 1-3

    Advanced majors gain experience as teaching assistants working with a diverse body of students.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • HIST 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-4

    Assigned readings or research in specific historical period or topic. Open to advanced students only upon instructor and Department approval.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 1-4

International Studies

  
  • INTL 100 - Thinking Critically About Globalization

    Units: 3

    Development of critical thinking through an understanding of the principles of reasoning and tools of evaluation and argumentation with application to questions of globalization concerning economics, politics, and culture.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE A3: Critical Thinking
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 3
  
  • INTL 100S - Thinking Critically About Globalization

    Units: 3

    Development of critical thinking through an understanding of the principles of reasoning and tools of evaluation and argumentation with application to questions of globalization concerning economics, politics, and culture with Service Learning.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE A3: Critical Thinking
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Service learning course: Yes
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 3
  
  • INTL 210 - Introduction to International Studies

    Units: 4

    Introduction to the multi-disciplinary field of International Studies, with preparation for further coursework in the major. Examines development of modern world through diverse analytical lenses.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: ENGL 103  or ENGL 104  or ENGL 104S .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 4
  
  • INTL 220 - Introduction to Cultural Studies

    Units: 3

    Topics studied include culture and imperialism/ cultural imperialism; orientalism and the politics of representation; (post) colonialism; cultural appropriation, hybridity, and syncretism; diasporic, transnational, cosmopolitan, and border cultures; “global” pop culture.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 3
  
  • INTL 280 - Topics in International Studies

    Units: 1-4

    Selected intermediate topics in International Studies. Topics vary by offering.
    Division: Lower Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • INTL 320 - Career Workshop

    Units: 1

    Career planning, networking, resume, cover letter, internship and job search, working a room.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: junior standing or above, or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Seminar 1 hr.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 1
  
  • INTL 387 - International Education Colloquium

    Units: 1

    Cross-listed with: ANTH 387 , COMM 387 , ECON 387 , GEOG 387 , HIST 387 , PSCI 387 
    Earn credit by attending International Education Week events and participating in an online discussion forum. Mandatory pre-event meeting.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 1
  
  • INTL 410 - Global Issues Analysis

    Units: 4

    Interdisciplinary analysis of global issues bridging the perspectives of politics, economics, and culture with an emphasis on research and writing skills in the service of critical analysis.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: INTL 210  and INTL 220  and (PSCI 240  or GEOG 363 ) and (ECON 305  or ECON 306 ) and (ANTH 318 (C) or CRGS 390 (C) or GEOG 311 (C) or HIST 210  (C) or PSCI 295  (C)).
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 4 hrs.

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Units: 4
  
  • INTL 480 - Topics in International Studies

    Units: 1-4

    Selected advanced topics in International Studies. Topics vary by offering.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • INTL 490 - International Studies Capstone

    Units: 3

    Students synthesize and apply the student learning outcomes in the program in preparation for career or graduate studies.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: fulfillment of advisor-approved Residency Abroad and INTL 410  (C). Senior standing International Studies major.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 3
  
  • INTL 499 - Directed Studies

    Units: 1-4

    Assigned readings or research in specific topic. Open to advanced students with Instructor Approval.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: Zero Cost Course Materials
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4

Journalism & Mass Communication

Note: Ability to type needed in all journalism and mass communication skills courses.

  
  • JMC 105 - Introduction to Mass Communication

    Units: 3

    The history, economics, ethics, and conflicts in US mass media practices. How mass media laws and industries affect and have affected our culture, economy, and political community over time. Using basic media criticism concepts, we will evaluate the honesty, independence, and productivity of various mass media and the effects they have on individuals and society.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE C2: Humanities
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 120 - Beginning Reporting

    Units: 3

    Learn and practice the basic skills of reporting, interviewing and journalistic storytelling for a wide variety of audiences. Improve your writing and oral communication skills and become a more organized thinker about content. Prerequisite for several journalism courses.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 125 - Introduction to Journalism Tools

    Units: 3

    Introduction to journalistic storytelling through audio, still photography, video, and website design.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 134 - Photojournalism & Photoshop

    Units: 3

    Develop a strong foundation of photography skills through techniques in framing, composition, lighting, caption writing and layout and design. Students work with digital SLR cameras and edit using Photoshop software to optimize images for publication while examining ethical and legal issues associated with the profession.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Activity 6 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 150 - Digital Design

    Units: 3

    Learn to use the Adobe Creative Suite to design publications, brochures and other materials for news, public relations, advertising and business.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 154 - Radio Production

    Units: 3

    Learn the techniques and skills needed to produce live on-air and edited radio programs for the student-run radio station KRFH, 105.1FM.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 155 - KRFH Workshop

    Units: 1

    Cross-listed with: JMC 355  
    Be a DJ, talk show host or live music producer on the student run radio station KRFH, 105.1FM.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 154  (C).
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 1
  
  • JMC 156 - Video Production

    Units: 3

    Learn to produce videos with a clear message that will capture the attention of the masses. Basic video production skills in field camera use and Adobe Premiere Pro editing. Work on a variety of projects including public service announcements, promotional videos and news stories with a message of social justice and environmental responsibility.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 2 hrs. Activity 2 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 160 - El Leñador Newspaper

    Units: 2

    This course will focus on the fundamentals of reporting, storytelling, and newspaper production with emphasis on news covering Latinx and diverse communities. Students work collaboratively with classmates to produce the monthly English/Spanish newspaper and create multimedia content for the website ElLenadornews.com.
    Division: Lower Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 280 - Selected Topics in Journalism & Mass Communication

    Units: 1

    Selected topics in journalism and mass communication offered at the lower division level.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 1 hr.

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Units: 1
  
  • JMC 302 - Mass Media & Popular Arts

    Units: 3

    Popular arts presented through mass media. Analyze personal responses; cultivate understanding of how mass media process works of popular art; develop powers of discrimination.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 305 - International Mass Communication

    Units: 3

    Comparative press systems and theories; international and cross-cultural communications; the role of international media as the intersection between social, political and economic institutions.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 306 - History of Mass Communication

    Units: 3

    Evolution of mass media from the development of the written language to the commercialization of the Internet. Media as a catalyst for change in culture and society. How governments and societies suppress change through media repression.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 309 - Analyzing Mass Media Messages

    Units: 3

    Analyze mass media materials prepared by practitioners in arts, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. Oral and written discussion of materials and related topics.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities, GE UD Area D: Social Sciences
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 318 - Media Research

    Units: 3

    Logic and tools used in communication studies. Aspects of survey and experimental research. Practical uses by mass media professionals. Become a more critical consumer of empirical research in the mass media and society.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 320 - Advanced Reporting

    Units: 3

    Advanced interviewing techniques. Locate, examine, and incorporate documents as part of a news reporting process.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  or Instructor Approval.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 322 - Editing

    Units: 3

    Typography, newspaper layout and design, editing, news evaluation, reference materials, headline writing, making news meaningful, newspaper law, copy fitting, makeup, editorial problems.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  and JMC 125 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 323 - Public Relations

    Units: 3

    The history, theory, and practice of public relations in a broad range of organizations and institutions, its impact on publics, and its functions in society. The course includes legal and ethical issues, case problems, publicity techniques, and practice in the process of public relations program planning and management.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 324 - Advanced News Writing

    Units: 3

    Nonfiction feature writing. Long form and alternative storytelling formats. Read and analyze feature stories from magazines, newspapers, and online publications.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  and JMC 125 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 325 - Osprey Magazine Production

    Units: 2

    Work as a writer, editor, layout designer, photographer or in another role and collaborate with other student staff members to create and publish the Osprey general feature magazine.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  or IA.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 326 - Investigative Reporting

    Units: 3

    An advanced reporting and writing class. You will learn to apply in-depth reporting techniques and synthesize large amounts of information into a compelling story about an important community issue. Recommended preparation: JMC 320 .
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 327 - Lumberjack News Workshop

    Units: 2

    Work as a reporter, photographer, designer, editor or in another role to produce content for The Lumberjack. You can have your voice heard and practice the skills necessary to ensure a free press.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  and JMC 125 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 328 - Media Law

    Units: 3

    Laws which guarantee and protect privileges and define duties and responsibilities of mass media. Constitutional law, privacy, libel, contempt of court, governmental regulations pertinent to mass media.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 332 - Media Ethics

    Units: 3

    An examination of ethical issues in news, advertising, public relations, and the entertainment industry.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 333 - Radio News Workshop

    Units: 2

    Broadcast the news live on the air on the student campus radio station KRFH 105.1 FM. Practice gathering information, writing, editing and producing news stories on deadline for live radio audience.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 334 - Advanced Photojournalism & Photoshop

    Units: 3

    Intermediate to advanced skills in the practice of photojournalism and Photoshop, portfolio development, and freelancing methods.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 134  or basic photography course or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Activity 6 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 336 - Advanced Video Production

    Units: 3

    Students in this course use professional video cameras and digital editing to effectively report news and information. Advanced production techniques include field camera operation, more advanced uses of digital sound editing and titling.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 156 .
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Activity 9 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 354 - Media Advertising

    Units: 3

    Role of advertising in media industries. Use of media in retail advertisers’ promotion.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 355 - Advanced KRFH Workshop

    Units: 2

    Cross-listed with: JMC 155  
    Work as a manager, take a leadership or mentoring role and be live on the air on the student-run radio station KRFH 105.1 FM. course is not repeatable for major credit.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 155 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 360 - Advanced El Leñador Newspaper

    Units: 2

    This class will focus on the fundamentals of reporting, storytelling, and newspaper production with emphasis on news covering Latinx and diverse communities. Students work collaboratively with classmates to produce the monthly English/Spanish newspaper and create multimedia content for the website ElLenadornews.com.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 2
  
  • JMC 427 - Advanced Lumberjack News Workshop

    Units: 2

    Work on The Lumberjack newspaper staff in a leadership position as a manager or editor or practice other advanced reporting and storytelling techniques using multimedia. Build your portfolio, boost your resume and practice the skills necessary to ensure democracy and a free press.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 327 .
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Sustainability: Sustainability Focused
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Tutorial hrs TBD

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Units: 2
  
  • JMC 429 - Advanced Public Relations

    Units: 3

    PR problems of industry and public institutions; managing effective public relations campaigns. Projects, discussion, writing of various communication tools.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC 120  and JMC 323 , or IA.
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Sustainability: Sustainability Related
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 450 - Media Management

    Units: 3

    Personnel; audience and sales rating; programming and promotion; regulations.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Seminar 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 480 - Special Topics

    Units: 3

    Selected topics in the journalism news and public relations fields that rotate instructors and subject matter each semester. Previous topics include environmental journalism, sports journalism, war reporting, parody news, covering challenging topics and more.
    Division: Upper Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

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Units: 3
  
  • JMC 482 - Mass Media Internship

    Units: 1-3

    Assignment on newspapers or magazines, in broadcast media, or in public relations or advertising. Supervised by employing organization. Observe, report, and discuss.
    Division: Upper Division
    Requisites: Pre-requisite: JMC majors/minors only.
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Academic internship course: Yes
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-3
  
  • JMC 490 - Seminar in Journalism

    Units: 1-4

    Selected problem, topic, or area treated more intensively than in other offerings.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Course fees: See class schedule for fee information
    Weekly: Seminar hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4
  
  • JMC 499 - Directed Study

    Units: 1-4

    Promising students pursue journalism and communications material in depth. Papers, oral reports.
    Division: Upper Division
    Repeats: Repeatable for Credit
    Permission to enroll: Instructor Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Zero cost course materials: No Course Materials Required
    Weekly: Supervision hrs TBD

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Units: 1-4

Kinesiology

  
  • KINS 165 - Foundations of Kinesiology

    Units: 3

    Contemporary practices; current issues. Philosophies and cultural foundations of human movement. Develop writing skills.
    Division: Lower Division
    Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
    Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
    Weekly: Lecture 3 hrs.

    Course Rotations Link
Units: 3
 

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